After her bath, Athena prepared to return to the Rizzo mansion. It was pointless to prolong her stay at the five-star hotel, pretending to be on a fabulous honeymoon when everything was completely fake and far from wonderful. All they had experienced were arguments and tension, and despite that, they both remained angry.
This tension became evident upon returning to the mansion when Valentino simply locked himself in his room, avoiding speaking to Athena. Even more so after what had happened between them, where she had manually stimulated him to a satisfying conclusion, following an intense argument earlier.
Meanwhile, Athena continued with her daily life; the only change was a diamond ring on her ring finger, temporarily linking her to Valentino for a year, as she had indicated. She gre
